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Duggan joins Oman Air as head of cargo
Muscat-based Oman Air has appointed Mike Duggan as head of cargo as it looks to grow its air cargo business following the delivery of its first freighter in December.After starting his career in aviation sales, Duggan clocked up 20 years in air cargo business development, working in over 10 different ...
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NewsOman Air launches first freighter service
Photo: GMR Hyderabad Air CargoOman Air has begun its first ever freighter service between its home hub of Muscat International Airport and GMR Hyderabad International Airport in India, using its recently delivered 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF).The freighter service will encompass two weekly flights, on Tuesday and Saturday. With a ...
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NewsOman Air takes delivery of first 737-800BCF
Oman Air's first 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter. Image: BoeingOman Air has taken delivery of its first cargo aircraft, a 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF).The order is the first dedicated cargo aircraft for the Muscat-based carrier, said Boeing in a press release.Traditionally a passenger airline, Oman Air in February announced it ...
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Oman Air sees first-half cargo volumes rise
Oman Air Cargo has benefitted from the return of belly capacity in the first half of the year as it looks ahead to freighter operations.The Muscat International-based airline registered a 42% increase in cargo volumes in the first half of the year.The airline also said that cargo revenues "surpassed" OMR22.3m, ...
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Oman Air invests in freighters
Passenger airline Oman Air has announced plans to invest in its first freighter.The Muscat International Airport-based carrier said in a press release that it would introduce its "first freighter by the end of 2023", though it did not specify what type of aircraft it would invest in or whether the ...
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NewsLufthansa and Oman Air announce CEIV pharma achievements
Lufthansa Cargo has achieved CEIV Pharma certification at facilities in Munich and Chicago, while Oman Air has gained the standard for its operations.Oman Air said that after successfully obtaining the standard, it now aims to grow its participation in the pharma market.Abdulaziz Al Raisi, chief executive of Oman Air, said: ...
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NewsOman Air notes increase in cargo charters
Oman Air operated 69 chartered cargo-only flights from April to June, including the highest-ever cargo load the airline has carried.The airline said that 27 of the flights were operated in coordination with Ministry of Health, using wide-body aircraft, with a total volume of over 386,000 kgs carried.Another 42 cargo flights ...
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NewsLIVE UPDATES: Air cargo continues fight against Covid-19
A live roundup of air cargo companies' efforts to meet the challenges presented to supply chains by the Covid-19 outbreak.————— May 18, 16:11pm BST —————————————–Düsseldorf Airport has been handling medical equipment and other traffic-related to the coronavirus outbreak.Gerton Hulsman, managing director of cargo operations, said: “We have had a variety ...
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NewsOman Air to operate bellyhold flights for medical equipment
Oman Air will operate cargo-only passenger aircraft flights between China and Oman for the Ministry of Health to transport medical supplies and other necessities.The flights will be operated exclusively for cargo, without passengers, using 100% of the belly capacity on Oman Air passenger aircraft offering 20 to 25 tons for ...
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NewsOman picks CHAMP for air cargo software solutions
Oman Air Cargo has awarded CHAMP a five-year contract for its suite of e-cargo solutions.Seeking solutions for the next step of its digital transformation, Oman Air Cargo issued a request for proposals for cargo IT solutions.Oman Air not only decided to continue using Traxon cargoHUB and Traxon Global Customs, but ...
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Oman Air announces growth plans as country seeks to drive revenues from airfreight sector
Oman Air has announced plans to increase its cargo-handling capacity at Muscat International Airport when the construction of its new airfreight unit is complete.The carrier reportedly disclosed information about its plans to the Oman News Agency (ONA).The Times of Oman revealed that during a discussion with the ONA, Mohammed bin ...
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NewsRedCargo Logistics signs interline agreement with Oman Air
Source: Red CargoRedCargo Logistics, the cargo and logistics platform of AirAsia, has signed an interline agreement with Oman Air.The new agreement will provide RedCargo customers with access to belly space on Oman Air’s network including to Africa, the UK and mainland Europe.Oman Air customers will be able to book cargo ...
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NewsOman Air picks AVS for cargo services in Malaysia
Oman Air has selected AVS GSA to be its sales and service agent in Malaysia as the airline looks to expand in Southeast Asia.The airline offers two flights per day Kuala Lumpur operated by A330 and B787 aircraft. The main routes to be marketed under this agreement are the Middle ...
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Oman Air to add Athens to expanding network
Oman Air is to fly to Athens from June next year when it will operate a Boeing 737 MAX passenger aircraft on the route.Abdul Aziz Al Raisi, Oman Air’s chief executive, said that the new flights to the Greek capital will be only “the first of several new routes to ...
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Oman Air Cargo's new Muscat facility helps boost freight traffic
Oman Air Cargo's new new freight facility at Muscat Airport has helped boost volumes during the first half of the year.The new cargo facility, which features a 22,780 sq m, air-conditioned warehouse with the capacity to handle 350,000 tons of cargo per annum, opened in March.The airline said that since ...
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Oman Air selects Jettainer for ULD management
Oman Air Cargo has signed a five year unit load device (ULD) outsourcing contract with Jettainer, the German airfreight container management company.The Middle East airline will use lightweight ULDs — constructed of carbon fibre and partly recycled composite materials — that will result in lower CO2 emissions, improved payload, and ...
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Oman Air appoints GAC as it looks to expand in Europe
Oman Air Cargo has selected ECS Group subsidiary Globe Air Cargo (GAC) as its sales partner in the Benelux region of Europe.The contract came into effect on April 1 and will provide the carrier with overnight transit cargo volume to its gateways in Paris (CDG), London (LON) and Frankfurt (FRA).According ...
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Oman Air looks to the future
Oman Air’s chief executive, Paul Gregorowitsch, this week laid out his plans for the airline’s growth in coming years, as well as reporting on “important progress (achieved) over the last two years”.He pointed to the fact that the Muscat-based carrier is “delivering an ambitious and dynamic programme of fleet and ...
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SATS and Oman Air form cargo handling joint venture in Muscat
SATS, the Singapore ground handling company, has signed a joint venture agreement with Oman Air for cargo handling at Muscat International Airport. Oman Air will transfer its cargo handling business and related assets to its wholly-owned subsidiary, Oman Air Cargo.SATS will acquire 165,000 shares in the subsidiary from Oman Air, ...
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Oman Air makes Smart move
Oman Air has chosen SmartKargo to manage its airfreight sales and operations from June 2016. The Cloud-based cargo platform provides electronic air waybills along with pricing and ratemaking services.Oman Air’s chief sales officer, Mahfood Al Harthy said the attraction of SmartKargo was rapid deployment without having to spend on infrastructure, ...